"3. And be it further enacted, That, in case of neglect or refusal by any of the said banks to comply with the requisitions of the Secretary of the Treasury, as he shall make them, in conformity with the second section of this act, suits shall be instituted, where that has not already been done, to recover the amounts due to the United States, unless the defaulting bank shall forthwith cause to be executed and delivered to the Secretary of the Treasury a bond, with surety to be approved by the Solicitor of the Treasury, to pay to the United States the whole moneys due from it in three instalments, (the last whereof shall be on the 1st of July, 1839,) and interest thereupon at the rate of six per centum per annum, from the time of default, together with any damages which may have accrued to the United States from protests of drafts drawn upon it, or from any other consequence of its failure to fulfil its obligations to the public Treasury." And on the question, Shall the bill be committed, with the instructions aforesaid? It passed in the negative. A motion was made by Mr. Turney to amend that part of the bill proposed to be stricken out by Mr. Mason, by striking from the proviso the words "until otherwise directed by Congress," and inserting "until the first day of January, 1839." The previous question was then moved by Mr. Haynes, and, being demanded by a majority of the members present, The said previous question was put, viz: Shall the main question be now put? And passed in the affirmative. The main question was then put, viz: Shall the amendment be engrossed,and the bill be read a third time? Yeas, And passed in the affirmative, Nays, 118, 106. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Bennet Bicknell Samuel Birdsall William Cost Johnson Levi Lincoln Andrew W. Loomis Francis Mallory Richard P. Marvin Stephen C. Phillips Mr. John Pope David Potts, jr. Augustine H. Shepperd Ebenezer J. Shields William Slade Francis O. J. Smith Adam W. Snyder William W. Southgate, Edward Stanly Waddy Thompson, jr.' Thomas Jones York It was then ordered that the bill be read a third time to-day.. And the amendment being engrossed, the bill was then read the third time; and the question was stated, Shall it pass? when A motion was made by Mr. Rice Garland, that the further consideration thereof be postponed until Tuesday next, the 3d of October. Which motion was disagreed to by the House. The previous question was then moved by Mr. McKim, and, being demanded by a majority of the members present, སྨཱ ཡཝཱ ། ནྟི ཝཱ w The said previous was put, viz: Shall the main question be now put? And passed in the affirmative. The main question was then put, viz: Shall the bill pass? And passed in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. And then the House adjourned until to-morrow, 10 o'clock in the forenoon. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1837. Mr. Allen, of Ohio, presented memorials of inhabitants of the county of Medina, in the State of Ohio, remonstrating against the annexation of Texas to the Union of these States. Mr. Naylor presented a like memorial of inhabitants of the city and county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Sergeant presented a like memorial of inhabitants of Philadelphia county, in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Paynter presented a like memorial of inhabitants of the county of Montgomery, in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Fry presented a like memorial of inhabitants of the county of Montgomery, in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. S. W. Morris presented like memorials of inhabitants of Susquehanna county, in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Yorke presented a like memorial of inhabitants of the county of Burlington, in the State of New Jersey. Mr. Allen, of Vermont, presented a like memorial of inhabitants of Montgomery, in the State of Vermont. Mr. Allen, of Ohio, presented petitions of inhabitants of the county of Medina, and of Bath, in said county and State of Ohio, praying for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. Mr. Jones, of Virginia, presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Powhattan, in the State of Virginia, praying for a post route. Mr. Jones, of Virginia, presented a memorial of the heirs of General Everard Meade, late of the county of Amelia, in the State of Virginia, praying remuneration for the revolutionary services of their ancestor. Mr. Parmenter presented a petition of Henry Hatch, administrator of the estate of Crowell Hatch, late of Boston, deceased, praying indemnity for French spoliations committed prior to the year 1800. The said memorials and petitions were laid upon the table, under the order of the House of the 11th instant. The House proceeded to the consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr. Toland yesterday; and it was read, modified, and agreed to, as follows: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to communicate to this House copies of all official correspondence between the Depart`ment and all individuals or corporations, relative to a bill now before Congress to authorize the President of the United States to cause the issue of Treasury notes, and relative to the disposition of such notes; together with copies of all documents or papers on file in the Department relative thereto. Mr. Cambreleng, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 9) entitled "An act to remit the duties upon certain goods destroyed by fire at the late conflagration in the city of New York," reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Cambreleng, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported an amendment to be proposed to the bill from the Senate (No. 3) entitled "An act authorizing a further postponement of payment upon duty bonds;" which amendment was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to which said bill is committed. Ordered, That the report from the Secretary of the Treasury, received yesterday, in relation to the number of duty bonds that would be extended under the bill giving further time on said bonds, and in relation to the fees charged on such extension, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The House, according to the order of the 27th instant, resumed the consideration of the resolution reported from the Committee of Ways and Means on the 25th instant, "That it is inexpedient to charter a national bank." The question recurred on the motion to amend, submitted by Mr. Wise on the 26th instant, to add to the resolution the words "at this time," and by adding the following resolution, viz : Resolved, That it will be expedient to establish a national bank whenever there shall be a clear manifestation of public sentiment in favor of such a measure." A motion was made by Mr. Robertson to amend the amendment proposed by Mr. Wise, by adding, after the words at this time," these words: "nor ought such an institution to be chartered at any time hereafter, unless an amendment to the constitution of the United States shall expressly delegate to Congress the power so to do." And, after debate, The House passed to the orders of the day. The House resolved itself into the Committe of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Connor reported that the committee had, according to order, had the State of the Union, generally, under consideration, particularly the bill of this House (No. 2) to authorize the issuing of Treasury notes, and had come to no resolution thereon. The Speaker laid before the House a report from the Secretary of the Treasury, containing the information called for by the House on the 28th instant, in relation to the number of sub-treasuries that will be required if the bill imposing additional duties as depositaries on public officers should become a law, the number of officers to be created, new buildings to be erected, and the expense of the system; which report was ordered to lie on table. Mr. John Quincy Adams, by consent, submitted the following resolution; and the rule which requires the same to lie on the table one day for consideration being dispensed with, the said resolution was read, and agreed to by the House, viz: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to transmit to this House copies of the monthly returns from the receivers of public moneys to the Treasury Department, required by the circular order of the 11th July, 1836, specifying the amount received by those respectively, of gold and silver, and of bills authorized by the said circular order to be received, and also copies of all the certificates of deposite received at the Treasury from the late deposite banks, with the annexed proportions of gold and silver and of bank notes required of the said banks by the said circular order. And then the House adjourned until Monday morning, 10 o'clock. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1837. Another member, viz: from the State of Alabama, Joab Lawler, appeared, was sworn to support the constitution of the United States, and took a seat in the House. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate concur in the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill from the Senate (No. 1) entitled "An act to postpone the fourth instalment of deposite with the States." And then he withdrew. Mr. Ingham presented a memorial of inhabitants of Cheshire, in the State of Connecticut, praying for the establishment of a national bank. Mr. Ingham presented memorials of inhabitants of Saybrook and Chatham, in the State of Connecticut, praying for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. Mr. Ingham presented memorials of inhabitants of Saybrook, Chester, Haddam, Chatham, Middletown, Middlefield, East Haddam, Killingworth, and Harwinton, in the State of Connecticut, remonstrating against the annexation of Texas to the Union of these States. Mr. Fletcher, of Vermont, presented a like memorial of inhabitants of Peacham, in the State of Vermont. Mr. Fletcher, of Vermont, presented memorials of inhabitants of Warren, Waitsfield, Berlin, and Concord, in the State of Vermont, praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and remonstrating against the admission of any new slave-holding State into the Union of these States. Mr. Toland presented a memorial of inhabitants of the county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, remonstrating against the annexation of Texas to the Union of these States. Mr. Crary presented like memorials of inhabitants of the county of Lenawee, in the State of Michigan. Mr. Slade presented like memorials of inhabitants of Shoreham, Vergennes, Warren, Ferrisburg, and Constable, in the State of Vermont. Mr. Everett presented a like memorial of inhabitants of Newbury, in. the State of Vermont. Mr. Lincoln presented memorials of inhabitants of Millbury and Gardner, in the State of Massachusetts, praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia and Territories of the United States. Mr. Albert S. White presented a petition in behalf of Madison Collins, from inhabitants of the State of Indiana, praying that the name of said Collins may be inscribed upon the invalid pension roll, for services rendered and disabilities incurred in the service of his country during the ate war with Great Britain. Mr. Lawler presented a memorial of inhabitants of Talladega county, in the State of Alabama, praying for the incorporation of a national bank. |